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March 4, 2010

Australian Dollar Coins: 2009 Issues and Mintages

In 2009 the Royal Australian Mint continued with a plethora of releases of the standard 25mm, 9 gram, aluminium bronze one dollar coin. All Issues featured the standard Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. There was a release of standard design mob of roos dollars into circulation as well as a commemorative issue (into circulation) for the Centenary of the Aged Pension. These Pension dollars were also available in commemorative RAM wrappered Rolls.

2009 continued with the idea of differentiating mintmark issues with mintmarks, counterstamps and privymarks. There was however, no counterstamp dollars issued as the RAM didn't take their portable press to any venues in 2009.

A well-known coin dealer in Queensland, VP Coins, kept up with their plan to boost show attendance at the Brisbane Coin shows by overprinting the pivymark folders with special lettering to commemorate the show. Apparently examples of these overprints (which started in 2008) are in the RAM collection so we can assume they've been recognised by them as official releases.

Following on with the pad printed coloured series of coins another 2 coins were released in the Land Series which were the final coins in this series. An Air series had been planned but was canned due to collector protests over the large number of collector dollars released by the RAM.

2009 was named International Year of Astronomy with the Mint Set, Proof Set and Fine Silver Year Set issues reflecting this event.

Year Description Type Mint Mark Composition Notes Mintage
2009 Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Circulation 4,682,000*
  Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Berlin World money Fair 500
  Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Australia Post Baby Keepsake Card 7,700
  Centenary of the Aged Pension Circulation None AlBr Circulation *
  Centenary of the Aged Pension Circulation None AlBr RAM Roll incl. in above mintage
  Citizenship 60th anniversary Circulation C mm AlBr RAM and Dealer Sales 72,307*
  Citizenship 60th anniversary Circulation C mm AlBr RAM Gallery Press incl. in above mintage*
  Citizenship 60th anniversary Circulation C mm AlBr Brisbane Coin Fair Overprint Feb 1,493 incl. in above mintage
  Citizenship 60th anniversary Circulation S Privymark AlBr RAM and Dealer Sales 30,002*
  Citizenship 60th anniversary Circulation B Privymark AlBr RAM and Dealer Sales 30,586*
  Citizenship 60th anniversary Circulation B Privymark AlBr Brisbane Coin Fair Overprint September 1,496 incl. in above mintage
  Citizenship 60th anniversary Circulation M Privymark AlBr RAM and Dealer Sales 30,673*
  Citizenship 60th anniversary Proof C mm .999 Silver Silver Proof Interrupted Reeding 7,050*
  Mob of Roos Circulation Master Mintmark AlBr RAM and Dealer Sales *
  Mob of Roos Circulation Master Mintmark Counterstamp AlBr RAM and Dealer Sales *
  Steve Irwin Circulation None AlBr RAM and Dealer Sales 20,002*
  Year of the Ox Circulation None AlBr Lunar Coin Series 17,442*
  Year of the Ox Proof None .999 Silver Lunar Coin Series 5,000*
  Bilby Frosted Unc/Proof Rev None AlBr Coloured Land Series 17,450*
  Frilled Neck Lizard Frosted Unc/Proof Rev None AlBr Coloured Land Series *
  Australia Post Bicentenary Circulation None AlBr PNC 32,000*
  Australia Post Bicentenary Circulation None AlBr Melbourne Stamp Show overprint PNC 300
  Australia Post Bicentenary Circulation None AlBr Australia Post 2 Coin Set 7,200*
  Dorothy Wall Circulation None AlBr Blinky Bill Baby Mint Set 29,311*
  Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Mint Set 48,923*
  Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Brisbane ANDA Mint Set 1500*
  Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Melbourne ANDA Mint Set 1,497*
  Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Sydney ANDA Mint Set 1,498*
  International Year of Astronomy Circulation None AlBr 2 Coin Unc Set 25,114*
  International Year of Astronomy Proof None AlBr Proof Set 20,002*
  Mob of Roos Proof None AlBr 2 Coin Proof Set 9,599*
  Mob of Roos Proof None AlBr Blinky Bill Baby Proof Set 9,967*
  Mob of Roos Specimen None AlBr Wedding Set 2,299*
  Mob of Roos Proof None .999 Silver Fine Silver Year Set 1,985*
  Mob of Roos Proof None .999 Gold Ram and Dealer Sales 1,000*


Footnotes:

* - Whilst the RAM annual report for 2008-9 has been released it may include some errors. The mintages for each years' issues can be contained in 2 or even 3 financial year reports. Some more recent issues don't have any definite mintages numbers as yet. We have endeavoured to keep our information as accurate as possible but at this stage it is not possible to be totally accurate. Mintage numbers will be updated as the most accurate information becomes available.

Posted by harrisk at March 4, 2010 1:25 PM
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